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The last Census shows that West Blocton had a population^<1> of 1,372 people in 2000.

Every year, the US Census produces an estimate for the number of people living in West Blocton. The most recent estimate is for the year 2007 and at that time, West Blocton had a population of 1,419 people. This is an increase of 3.43% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the yearly population estimates since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010).

Year	Population	Change
2007	1,419	1.07% since 2006, 3.43% since 2000
2006	1,404	2.33% since 2000
2005	1,404	1.01% since 2004, 2.33% since 2000
2004	1,390	0.58% since 2003, 1.31% since 2000
2003	1,382	0.44% since 2002, 0.73% since 2000
2002	1,376	0.29% since 2000
2001	1,376	0.29% since 2000, 0.29% since 2000
2000	1,372	The Last Census

The town of West Blocton had 599 Housing Units^<2> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that West Blocton has a total area of 4.72 square miles [12.23 km²]^<3>. Of this total, only a minor amount of the area is covered by water (0.02 square miles [0.05 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, West Blocton had a 2000 population density of 291.7 people per square mile [755 people/km²].

Bibb County

West Blocton is located in Bibb County.

The county had a population of 19,939 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,372 people, West Blocton accounted for 6.88% of the Bibb County total.

In addition, where the community of West Blocton has a population density of 291.7 people per square mile [755 people/km²], Bibb County averages 32 people per square mile [82.9 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Bibb County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in West Blocton and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on West Blocton. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<4>

Radius	No of Communities	Est 2007 Population	Census 2000 Population	% Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	1,419	1,372	3.43%
10 mi [16 km]	3	3,228	2,856	13.03%
15 mi [24 km]	10	20,542	18,706	9.82%
20 mi [32 km]	13	63,525	51,763	22.72%
25 mi [40 km]	20	146,166	122,672	19.15%
30 mi [48 km]	35	422,841	372,006	13.67%

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for West Blocton, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Bessemer	QF-0105980	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]^<5>	28,657	29,672	-3.42%
Hoover	QF-0135896	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	69,872	62,742	11.36%
Tuscaloosa	QF-0177256	W	26 mi [41.84 km]	88,722	77,906	13.88%

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our West Blocton Neighborhood Page.

A Census Quickfact is available for Bibb County (QF-01007).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Bibb County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Chilton	QF-01021	SE	42,299	39,777	6.34%
Hale	QF-01065	SW	18,111	18,276	-0.9%
Jefferson	QF-01073	NE	658,779	662,201	-0.52%
Perry	QF-01105	S	10,602	11,807	-10.21%
Shelby	QF-01117	NE	182,113	144,540	25.99%
Tuscaloosa	QF-01125	NW	177,906	165,207	7.69%

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to West Blocton:

	State Code:	01 (Alabama)
	County Code:	7 (Bibb County)
	Place Code:	80928 (West Blocton)

	State & County Code:	017 (Alabama/Bibb County)

	State & Place Code:	0180928 (Alabama/West Blocton)

West Blocton is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for West Blocton.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for West Blocton.
<2>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of West Blocton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people.
<4>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count.
<5>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line distance between West Blocton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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